What Do It Mean to be Gay? Defn and Meang of Gay | HealthyPlace

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• GAY
• WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE GAY? DEFN AND MEANG OF GAY
• SOY GAY

GAY

Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer/qutng (one's sexual or genr inty), tersex, and asexual/aromantic/agenr. Although Lbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Queer (LGBTQ+) people have been around for lennia, the evolutn of language means that those wh the muny ntue to fd more clive and accurate terms to bt scribe themselv, as Stonewall’s ever-evolvg glossary of terms prov. Aromantic people are also the ace tegory and, siarly to asexual people, may intify as gay, lbian, heterosexual, or queer to fe the directn of their attractn to others.

”Gay: The word “gay” is generally ed to scribe someone who is sexually or romantilly attracted to people of the same genr. Homosexual: This antiquated term was ed historilly to refer to people who were attracted to people of the same genr, but ’s rarely ed today.

WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE GAY? DEFN AND MEANG OF GAY

“Homosexual” n also be found antiquated medil ntexts that nsir same-sex attractn to be a medilly dangero ndn. Today, same-genr attracted people often refer to themselv as gay, lbian, or queer.

LGBTQ+: The term LGBTQ is an abbreviatn for Lbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Queer. ” Beg trans or transgenr is unnnected to sexual orientatn, so a trans person may intify as gay, straight, lbian, or whatever is right for them the same way a cisgenr person would. Transsexual: Like “homosexual, ” “transsexual” is largely an outdated, historil term ed to refer to someone whose genr is different om what they were assigned at birth.

SOY GAY

Pri, formerly known as Gay Pri, is a regnn of LGBTQ inty, affirmatn of equal rights, and celebratn of visibily, digny, and diversy the LGBTQ muny. G: Gay.